65-8 BCE, Roman Lyric Poet, Satirist
Acceptance Better to accept whatever happens. Odes
Adversity Adversity reveals genius; prosperity conceals it.Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.
Autonomy / Control Who, then, is free? The wise man who can govern himself.
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